{"id":240,"date":"2016-08-24T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2016-12-20T03:57:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T09:57:48","slug":"5-ways-to-prepare-your-home-for-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-prepare-your-home-for-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The kids are back to school and Fall is upon us. &nbsp;You may be daydreaming about where you&#8217;d love to take a vacation this winter, but first thing&#8217;s first &#8211; you need to prepare your home for Fall before the weather turns unpredictable. &nbsp;Here are five ways to help you get started. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. &nbsp;Put in Storm Doors and Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hope Hills, NC can be home to some nasty weather. Fall&nbsp;easily slides into Winter and before you know it, you&#8217;re turning on the heat. &nbsp;Don&#8217;t wait for it to get too cold before you replace all the screens with storm windows. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Clean the Gutters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once all the leaves have fallen, it&#8217;s time to clean out the gutters. &nbsp;Remove all debris and check for any place the gutters may be sagging or collecting water and repair or replace these areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. &nbsp;Get into the Attic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attic&nbsp;is an area of the house that should be cleaned, organized and inspected twice a year &#8211; every Spring and Fall. Look for any areas where heat may be escaping and give the attic a good cleaning to get ready for Fall and Winter. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. &nbsp;Remove Outdoor Hoses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you leave a hose attached to an outdoor faucet over the winter season, you run the risk of having trapped water freeze, which could end up bursting your pipes. &nbsp;To prevent this, be sure to store away outdoor hoses until Spring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. &nbsp;Check for Cracks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inspect the exterior of your home along the siding, doors and windows and look for any cracks that could be letting heat out and moisture in. &nbsp;Seal up all cracks with caulk. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Cross Creek Insurance, we are committed to serving the people of Hope Hills, NC and we will work with you to get the best homeowner&#8217;s insurance to protect your Hope Hills, NC property. &nbsp;Call us today to get started. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kids are back to school and Fall is upon us. &nbsp;You may be daydreaming about where you&#8217;d love to take a vacation this winter, but first thing&#8217;s first &#8211; you need to prepare your home for Fall before the weather turns unpredictable. &nbsp;Here are five ways to help you get started. &nbsp; 1. &nbsp;Put [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240\/revisions\/241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosscreekinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}